Random Randomness

Again here are some everyday pictures from the Kissinger house. Random and kooky. That's us.

This is what happens when daddy is left in charge. Nate gets stuck in the sink and mommy has to come to the rescue....but not until after she had to run back down stairs, find her camera and come back to the rescue. When Kevin called me he didn't say anything about this act being photo worthy.



Ella got a megaphone at the Sandy Creek carnival. I think that this is a much better use for it. Zak...wearing sissy's boots and megaphone, looking like a garden gnome. (notice that I could not get him to stand up for anything. It was much cuter when he was walking)




Things I found in my laundry last week.
A formica sample
A used bandaid
5 barrettes





Nathan's newest act of disregard for personal safety and for mom's sanity. (I know that my first action should not have been -go get the camera- but it was in the kitchen and he was ultimately saved.)





Bert? Do yall see it? Whatever.

A cheerleader, a mummy and a skeleton walk into a bar....

Our halloween kind of felt like a comedy routine. My mom was in the hospital, Ellie was a crazy, sugar junkie, Kevin got home late, I tried (and failed) to make a fabulous halloween themed dinner, my dad came over, Kevin finally noticed that I'd painted the front door, the kids tricked and treated.....I am so glad that it is over.

Now the break down...My mom called on the 30th and just casually said "I just thought I'd let you know that I'm in the hospital." Umm, Okay... They admitted her with the diagnosis of pancreatitis and were keeping her there to aleviate her pain and hide food from her. She said that it was a painful and expesenisve diet. The boys and I went up to see her on the 31st. She was staying on the Peds floor (I guess she looks young for her age) and the nurses were so nice to us. They brought the boys little bags of Halloween treats. Each bag has stickers and candy and little dinosaurs in them. I swear I need my camera surgically attached to me. Of course I didn't have it with me, you know sick mom and photo op don't really go together. I should have because Nathan took his little 3" dinosaur, promptly put it on the floor and tried to ride it. It was hilarious....NO? maybe you had to be there cuz it.was.funny.

After our fun filled time with granny we rushed home to get ready for the festivities. As you know, Martha and I share ideals of how holiday's should be celebrated. I was going to make little biscuit pizzas with Jack-o-Lantern cheese cut outs on top and witches broom stick bread sticks and I can't remember what else because it obviously didn't happen. Only 2 pizzas had faces, the brooms were all crazy witchy and I threw some veggie of some sort out there too. Kevin wasn't home, the kids were HUNGRY, trick or treaters were banging on the door demanding their loot, my dad was just arriving...I was a stress ball. My perfect ideas were crumbling around my feet...I decided to throw the "Don't give a crap" switch and instantly felt much better and actually enjoyed myself and my kids on this night of sugar overload. How could I not enjoy them? They are God's blessings.

My cheerleader, skeleton and mummy.




Ellie doing her "Real Cheerleader" pose. I guess that dance and gymnastics are paying off.



Nater and his beloved vacuum. I guess that even skeletons like clean houses. Who knew?




Zak learned to say "Cheese!" for the camera.

Papa and Nate feeling the love.

A cheerleader, a skeleton and a mummy walked into a bar and bumped their heads. (seriously horrid joke! Give me a break, it would have been just wrong to have had them show their fake ID's!)

****BTW....the door had been black for 3 weeks before Kevin noticed it and by "notice it" I mean he asked if the door had always been black.****

Things I ......

Like......(not in any particular order)

* lists
* pedicures
* clean houses
* children that sleep thru the night *bonus if they belong to me*
* dr pepper
* reading mystery novels
* Jesus
* TV
* shopping
* laptops in the kitchen
* children that say "Please" and "Thank You"
* Mondays and Wednesdays


Dislike..... (again in no particular order)

* rudeness
* dieting
* husbands that wake you up from a deep sleep to tell you that a child is screaming and that you should go take care of said screaming child
* children that don't sleep thru the night
* friends that live far away (not the actual friends, just the far away living part)
* nuts
* pool people that don't deliver pools when they are supposed to
* liars
* bloggers with really funny blogs that make me waste much of my valuable time reading their funny blogs
* laptops in the kitchen

Misdemeanor or Felony?

Here is our dear, sweet, always law abiding Ellie's first go at forgery. We have to sign her homework every night and the other night, she decided to take care of it for me. I do have to give her credit....she came to show me how well she can write my name and tell me that I wouldn't have to do it anymore. She also didn't know that forgery is a crime. We had a little talk about writting mommy's name on things and she agreed that it would be best for me to do the signing from now on.

**Now, either Ellie is really good, or Kevin is really unobservant, because when he saw this worksheet, he asked me why I signed it twice. I vote for really unobservant.**

Run Bubba Run

Today my big sister, Gina, is running the San Francisco 1/2 Marathon. She is running as a part of the Team in Training for the Luekemia and Lymphoma Society. It is also her 36th birthday. We are so unbelievably proud of her and her dedication to this cause. She is running for a little boy named Will. He was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. She started her training with the goal of walking the 1/2, but decided that as much as she disliked running and making the time to train, Will didn't have a choice of whether or not to have his chemo treatments. If he could take the pain and discomfort, then so could she. She is running with a good friend, Jamie, and several other friends have decided to meet them in San Fran to cheer them on and to hang with them as the spa it up and do a little wine country trip. I am very jealous about that fun part of the trip. What a great birthday present!

Happiest of Birthday's Bubba! We love you and are sooo proud of you!!!!

Perfection....

Why? Why do I get a vision in my head and then truly believe that this perfect vision can be achieved? It's the Martha Stewart complex. I think that it really is a medically diagnosed complex. Now, I know that Martha has a boat load of lackies that do her bidding, but I honestly think that I should be able to do the same with, ummm, just me!

We took Christmas card pictures this weekend. They did not turn out as planned. Imagine that. 3 kids....2 of them beyond tired....1 of them old enough to know better.....1 snotty nose....zero great pictures. My vision was for the 3 beautiful childern to be walking hand in hand with glorious sun shining and wonderful trees in the back ground. This is what I got.....

No trees. No Nate.A very classy picture of snot.

I'll bet you can't wait to see what picture made it into our Christmas card. Coming in December to a mailbox near you!!!

To Bubba's house we bowl?

The kids and I decided to make a last minute trip to my sisters house in Des Moines this past weekend. I am so thankful that my mom was able to make the trip with us. I thought that I would do fine with them all by myself, but 4 1/2 hrs in the car is just a bit much for the boys....and Ellie.....and me. Once we were to our final destination, a fabulous time was had by all! We spent a lot of time outside, just relaxing and enjoying the weather and the company.

We found out that my children are very musical. Especially Nate. The boys played the piano (nicely!) and Nate loved it when Uncle Jeff played his guitar. He was a great help to Jeff as they strummed the chords together. Nate, Zak and Ella totally rocked out with the Guitar Hero guitars. They were a hoot! We sang karaoke on Friday night and Nate stole the spotlight with his wonderful singing. He was very mad when we had to take the microphone away so that he could go to bed.

On Saturday we decided to go bowling. I am pretty sure that we are crazy... It was a lot of fun and the boys lasted about 8 frames. Zak got second place with an 87! I can already see the Pro Bowler's Tour in our future. Here are a few (and I mean a zillion) pics from our outing....

Nate and Zak.....I didn't know that the Amish bowled.

Those shoes totally go with that outfit. It's all about the accessories....Ready. Set. Bowl!Ellie bowling left handed. My girl is talented.Nate needed some moral support.Zak cooling off like a pro.Nate was worn out after a hard fought bowling battle. He came in 4th.My niece Sophie has the best form of them all.

We came home on Sunday. I was sooooo glad to be home. The last leg of the trip (Omaha to Grandma's house to our house) was a long one with lots of DADEEEEE, DADEEEEE, DADEEEE screamed in my ear. The John Deere movies helped for about 73 seconds.....

All in all, it was a great trip and we had fun. That's what counts, isn't it?